BANGOR, Maine — St. Joseph Healthcare is building on increased demand for primary caregivers and medical services with expansion plans at the hospital and its health care facility on Broadway. The dual expansion projects involve the demolition of an empty house used for storage,… Read More

FAIRFIELD, Maine — An accident involving what apparently was just one vehicle shut down a long section of I-95 North Monday evening. The six-mile stretch of highway was reopened for travel at 9:47 p.m. A Maine State Police dispatcher at the Augusta barracks confirmed… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — Both Waterfront Concerts and MTV confirmed that Lil Wayne and T.I. will be adding a flamboyant dash of hip-hop to the country music-dominated Bangor Waterfront Concerts series this summer. Promoters released the initial 40-date tour information Monday afternoon, and Bangor is batting 11th… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — Just over two years after coming to the Bangor waterfront “Locked & Loaded,” country music star Toby Keith will be back with the “Hammer Down.” The multiplatinum recording star with 53 Top 20 Billboard country singles — 20 of those No.1… Read More

HAMPDEN, Maine — With two big referendum dates looming on the calendar, an effort that has been at least two or more than 50 years in the making, may finally be nearing fruition. Frankfort residents will vote on Thursday, March 28 on whether their town joins… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — Despite the Pentagon’s Thursday announcement that it is delaying for two weeks a decision on how many of its 800,000 civilian workers will face unpaid furlough days, nearly 7,000 Mainers employed by the Department of Defense and other federal employees in the state are bracing… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — While the fourth public meeting or forum in the last two weeks concerned the same hot-button topic — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed biennial budget and its potential negative effects on local municipal budgets — this one had a different focus. Wednesday… Read More

NEWBURGH, Maine — A small, private plane flipped over while taxiing across the runway at Miller’s Field at 3 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Penobscot Regional Communications Center dispatcher, no injuries were reported in the accident. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Newburgh Fire Department emergency… Read More

GREENE, Maine — A young boy died Wednesday morning after being struck by a plow truck operated by his father, according to Maine State Police. Maine state troopers said 6-year-old Nathan Capponi was pronounced dead at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after being taken to… Read More

PORTLAND, Maine — With so many revisions and rebirths in a music career spanning four decades and about two years into its fifth, Eddie Money could rightfully call himself Eddie 5.0 or higher. “I’ve had my day in the sun, making $1,000 a minute, and I’ve… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — A man who was apparently intoxicated and under the influence of “spice” cigarettes was arrested for impeding buses near the Pickering Square garage and creating a disturbance Monday afternoon, according to police. Andrew Towle, 20, of Brewer was arrested and charged with obstructing… Read More

HAMPDEN, Maine — While little was revealed about any progress made on a proposal by Hampden resident Dan Lafayette to preserve and redevelop the old Hampden Academy facility, the plan got a big boost Monday night from the Hampden Town Council’s unanimous approval of funding for an environmental… Read More

GRAY and CARIBOU, Maine — Meteorologists are expecting Tuesday’s approaching storm to dump 10 to 18 inches of snow on southern Maine, but not as much on central and northern Maine areas, which should see no more than 8 to 12 by the time it winds down on… Read More

MILFORD, Maine — Nancy Weed, Milford’s superintendent of schools for the last two years, officially tendered her resignation at Thursday night’s school committee meeting. Weed’s resignation comes one month after a group of about 20 townspeople made up of teachers and parents dropped their… Read More

BANGOR, Maine — The city of Bangor is inviting area business and nonprofit organizations to apply for federal Community Development Block Grant funding for business facade improvements and innovative projects that could help improve the city and lessen slum and blight, respectively. While both programs are… Read More

ORRINGTON, Maine — A sheep that was on the lam for two weeks and presumed dead was found and returned to its owner thanks to a cooperative capture effort involving the local animal control officer and Orrington police. The 2-year-old ram — which has no name… Read More

PORTLAND, Maine — An Arundel man remains free on $10,000 unsecured bail after making his initial appearance Thursday in federal court on a charge of possession of multiple weapons in a federal facility. Elmer C. Pepin, 43, of Arundel did not enter a plea in U.S. Read More

BANGOR, Maine — Wednesday evening’s public forum on municipal budget issues was set up to accommodate about 150 members of the public, but only 30 people showed up at the Bangor Civic Center as city administrators and officials outlined some of the fiscal challenges facing Bangor this year. Read More

BANGOR, Maine — A local board-certified gynecologist who operates three medical facilities for women’s health has agreed to pay almost $300,000 to settle a federal complaint over improper billing of Medicare and MaineCare. Robert A. Grover, D.O., the owner of Bangor Women’s HealthCare, the Maine Center… Read More